Senior Counsel – Commercial

ClimeCo

Commercial Counsel at ClimeCo LLC, working on environmental markets and sustainability law. Collaborating on commercial agreements and supporting sustainability initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including voluntary carbon credit purchase and sale agreements, project development contracts, consulting service agreements, NDAs, and vendor contracts
Maintain and improve contract management systems, templates, and playbooks to support operational efficiency and risk mitigation
Advise internal stakeholders on contractual rights, obligations, and risk, providing clear and practical guidance in plain language
Support contract lifecycle management from execution through close-out, including tracking obligations, expirations and renewals, and key milestones
Provide legal support for voluntary and compliance carbon credit transactions, including structuring, documentation, and regulatory considerations across registries and standards
Assist with the legal aspects of carbon and sustainability project development, including landowner agreements, option agreements, and third-party verification arrangements
Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting the environmental commodity markets and marketing, and provide timely analysis to internal teams
Support ClimeCo's sustainability consulting practice with legal review of client deliverables, engagement letters, and scope of work agreements
Apply working knowledge of environmental commodities markets (voluntary and compliance carbon credits and offsets, RECs, plastics credits, criteria pollutants) to advise on deal structuring and transactional documentation
Assist with compliance matters related to environmental regulations and market integrity frameworks
Support corporate governance and business administration tasks, including entity maintenance, board resolutions, and subsidiary management
Assist with procurement, vendor management, and other general business legal matters as needed
Collaborate cross-functionally with finance, HR, IT and business development teams to support ClimeCo's commercial objectives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
4 to 7 years of commercial legal experience, law firm background preferred, with in-house experience considered
Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts
Exposure to environmental commodity markets in general (including carbon markets), climate policy and sustainability or management consulting
Proven ability to manage a high-volume workload independently in a remote work environment, including effective prioritization and proactive communication with stakeholders
Strong command of AI-assisted legal tools and emerging legal technology; comfort with digital workflows and remote collaboration platforms
Self-starter mentality with the judgment to work autonomously and the self-awareness to know when to escalate or seek input

Benefits

Comp & perks

🌐 Worldwide ❌ Jobs You've Hidden ⭐️ Saved Jobs ✅ Applied Jobs ✉️ Email Alerts 👤 Account ClimeCo Website LinkedIn All Job Openings 51 - 200 employees Founded 2009 🤝 B2B 📋 Compliance 🌍 Social Impact 💰 $50M Private Equity Round - ClimeCo on 2022-04 B2B
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Social Impact ClimeCo is a sustainability consulting and environmental solutions firm that helps organizations decarbonize through ESG and climate strategy, carbon project development, and environmental credit solutions. The company provides regulatory compliance and policy advisory, certification programs (including Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly integration), digital carbon solutions and insetting services, and develops projects that reduce, avoid, or remove greenhouse gas emissions. With over 15 years of experience and 40M+ tonnes of CO2e impacted since 2009, ClimeCo works primarily with businesses to design, implement, and verify impactful climate strategies. Senior Counsel – Commercial 🔥 1 hour ago 🏢🏡 Houston – Hybrid 💵 $140k - $170k / year ⏰ Full Time 🟠 Senior 🧑‍⚖️ General Counsel Apply Now Find Hiring Managers Customize resume + cover letter Report problem ☆ Save ☑️ Mark as applied ❌ Hide 📋 Description
Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including voluntary carbon credit purchase and sale agreements, project development contracts, consulting service agreements, NDAs, and vendor contracts
Maintain and improve contract management systems, templates, and playbooks to support operational efficiency and risk mitigation
Advise internal stakeholders on contractual rights, obligations, and risk, providing clear and practical guidance in plain language
Support contract lifecycle management from execution through close-out, including tracking obligations, expirations and renewals, and key milestones
Provide legal support for voluntary and compliance carbon credit transactions, including structuring, documentation, and regulatory considerations across registries and standards
Assist with the legal aspects of carbon and sustainability project development, including landowner agreements, option agreements, and third-party verification arrangements
Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting the environmental commodity markets and marketing, and provide timely analysis to internal teams
Support ClimeCo's sustainability consulting practice with legal review of client deliverables, engagement letters, and scope of work agreements
Apply working knowledge of environmental commodities markets (voluntary and compliance carbon credits and offsets, RECs, plastics credits, criteria pollutants) to advise on deal structuring and transactional documentation
Assist with compliance matters related to environmental regulations and market integrity frameworks
Support corporate governance and business administration tasks, including entity maintenance, board resolutions, and subsidiary management
Assist with procurement, vendor management, and other general business legal matters as needed
Collaborate cross-functionally with finance, HR, IT and business development teams to support ClimeCo's commercial objectives 🎯 Requirements
Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
4 to 7 years of commercial legal experience, law firm background preferred, with in-house experience considered
Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts
Exposure to environmental commodity markets in general (including carbon markets), climate policy and sustainability or management consulting
Proven ability to manage a high-volume workload independently in a remote work environment, including effective prioritization and proactive communication with stakeholders
Strong command of AI-assisted legal tools and emerging legal technology; comfort with digital workflows and remote collaboration platforms
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Hard Skills & Tools

contract draftingcontract negotiationcontract managementlegal supportcompliance matterstransactional documentationrisk mitigationproject developmentvendor managementcommercial agreements

Soft Skills

proactive communicationindependent workload managementprioritizationself-starter mentalityjudgmentself-awarenesscollaborationadvisory skillsclear guidancecross-functional collaboration

Certifications

Juris Doctor (J.D.)active bar membership